Saliva is a fascinating biological fluid which has all the features of a perfect diagnostic tool.
In fact, its collection is rapid, simple, and noninvasive. Thanks to several transport …

This perspective emphasizes the robust evidence supporting salivary sialic acid (SA) as a
valuable tool for cancer prescreening, particularly for oral and breast cancers. The potential …

The analysis of the salivary metabolomic profile may offer an early phase approach to
assess the changes associated with a wide range of diseases including head and neck …

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) accounts for> 90% of cases of oral cancer, including
cancer at the lip and oral cavity and cancer at the oropharynx. Most OSCCs develop from …

Objective: To evaluate the value of serum sialic acid (SA) in diagnosis of benign prostatic
hyperplasia (BPH), prostate cancer (PCa), and bone metastases in PCa patients. Materials …

Background We previously identified matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) as one of the most
promising salivary biomarkers for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and developed a …

Glycosylation is the most common post-translational modification (PTM) of proteins.
Malignant tumour cells frequently undergo an alteration in surface protein glycosylation. This …

It was shown previously that human saliva has higher antiviral activity against human
influenza viruses than against H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses, and that the …

Saliva is an easily accessible biofluid with immense diagnostic potential in oral cancer. The
identification of potential saliva signatures for early, noninvasive detection of oral squamous …

Materials and Methods: Samples of 2 ml of unstimulated whole saliva were collected from 20
healthy patients, and 20 cases of histopathologically confirmed oral pre-cancer patients and …